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Table 2 Association between study factors and DFD: unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios

From: Social determinants of diabetes-related foot disease among older adults in New South Wales, Australia: evidence from a population-based study

Study factors

OR

95% CI

p value

AOR

95% CI

p value

Demographic factors

 Age

  45–54 years

1.00

  

1.00

  

  55–64 years

1.40

(1.10–1.79)

0.007

1.24

(0.94–1.65)

0.129

  65–74 years

2.01

(1.59–2.54)

< 0.001

1.63

(1.22–2.18)

0.001

  75+ years

3.95

(3.14–4.96)

< 0.001

2.85

(2.10–3.85)

< 0.001

 Sex

  Male

1.00

  

1.00

  

  Female

0.82

(0.73–0.93)

0.002

0.69

(0.58–0.81)

< 0.001

 Current marital status

  Single

1.00

  

1.00

  

  Married/defacto

0.60

(0.48–0.74)

< 0.001

0.63

(0.48–0.82)

0.001

  Widowed

1.12

(0.87–1.43)

0.371

0.69

(0.51–0.94)

0.020

  Divorced/separated

0.84

(0.64–1.09)

0.185

0.83

(0.60–1.14)

0.256

 Remoteness

  Major cities

1.00

  

1.00

  

  Inner regional

0.99

(0.87–1.12)

0.846

0.92

(0.79–1.09)

0.344

  Outer regional

1.12

(0.96–1.31)

0.139

1.03

(0.83–1.27)

0.793

  Remote

1.78

(1.27–2.50)

0.001

1.82

(1.18–2.81)

0.007

  Very remote

1.01

(0.33–3.05)

0.986

1.05

(0.28–3.99)

0.939

 Country of birth

  English speaking countries

1.00

  

1.00

  

  Europe

0.99

(0.86–1.15)

0.944

0.81

(0.66–1.00)

0.047

  Middle East

0.26

(0.12–0.60)

0.002

0.21

(0.08–0.51)

0.001

  Asia

0.26

(0.16–0.42)

< 0.001

0.31

(0.16–0.58)

< 0.001

  Others

0.48

(0.30–0.77)

0.002

0.49

(0.28–0.86)

0.013

Socio-economic factors

 SEIFA (IRSD)

  quantile 1 (least disadvantaged)

1.00

  

1.00

  

  quantile 2

1.08

(0.90–1.29)

0.410

0.95

(0.77–1.18)

0.651

  quantile 3

1.01

(0.85–1.21)

0.894

1.06

(0.85–1.32)

0.621

  quantile 4

1.04

(0.86–1.24)

0.707

1.30

(1.04–1.63)

0.021

  quantile 5 (most disadvantaged)

1.08

(0.90–1.30)

0.389

1.48

(1.16–1.89)

0.002

 Annual household income

  <  AUD 20,000

1.00

  

1.00

  

  AUD 20,000 - <  AUD 50,000

0.66

(0.58–0.75)

< 0.001

0.83

(0.70–0.98)

0.027

  AUD 50,000 or more

0.36

(0.30–0.42)

< 0.001

0.59

(0.46–0.76)

< 0.001

Life-style factors

 Ever being a regular smoker

  No

1.00

  

1.00

  

  Yes

1.37

(1.22–1.55)

< 0.001

1.31

(1.13–1.51)

< 0.001

 Total moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per week (minutes)

   < 150 min

1.00

  

1.00

  

  150–300 min

0.53

(0.44–0.63)

< 0.001

0.63

(0.51–0.78)

< 0.001

   > 300 min

0.51

(0.45–0.57)

< 0.001

0.59

(0.50–0.68)

< 0.001

Health status factors

 Type of diabetes

  Type-1

1.00

  

1.00

  

  Type-2

0.65

(0.47–0.92)

0.014

0.62

(0.43–0.88)

0.008

 Duration of diabetes

   < 5 years

1.00

  

1.00

  

  5 to < 10 years

1.48

(1.21–1.81)

< 0.001

1.36

(1.10–1.67)

0.004

  10 to < 15 years

1.67

(1.36–2.05)

< 0.001

1.41

(1.15–1.74)

0.001

  15 years or more

2.85

(2.36–3.43)

< 0.001

2.01

(1.66–2.45)

< 0.001

 BMI classification

   < 18.5

1.00

  

1.00

  

  18.5 to less than 25

0.51

(0.30–0.89)

0.017

0.40

(0.20–0.79)

0.008

  25 to less than 30

0.46

(0.27–0.78)

0.005

0.41

(0.21–0.79)

0.008

  30 or more

0.54

(0.31–0.92)

0.024

0.51

(0.26–1.00)

0.050

 Cardiovascular disease

  No

1.00

  

1.00

  

  Yes

2.09

(1.84–2.37)

< 0.001

1.62

(1.40–1.89)

< 0.001

 Stroke

  No

1.00

  

1.00

  

  Yes

1.91

(1.60–2.30)

< 0.001

1.37

(1.09–1.73)

0.008

 Asthma

  No

1.00

  

1.00

  

  Yes

1.24

(1.05–1.46)

0.012

1.26

(1.02–1.56)

0.034

 Psychological distress

  None/low/moderate

1.00

  

1.00

  

  High/very high

1.27

(1.05–1.54)

0.013

1.30

(1.03–1.65)

0.029

  1. OR Unadjusted Odds Ratio, AOR Adjusted Odds ratio, Coefficients, 95% CI and p values are reported for those variables which have at least one significant (p < 0.05) category, SEIFA Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas, IRSD The Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage, DVA Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Psychological distress, None/low/moderate: less than 22 Kessler-10 (K10) score